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(589683) 2010 RF43

9/3/2026

(589683) 2010 RF43

(589683) 2010 RF43 is a large trans-Neptunian object orbiting in the scattered disc in the outermost regions of the Solar System. The object was discovered on 9 September 2010, by American astronomers David Rabinowitz, Megan Schwamb and Suzanne Tourtellotte at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile. 2010 RF43 has not yet been imaged by high-resolution telescopes, so it has no known moons. Th

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(589683) 2010 RF43 is a large trans-Neptunian object orbiting in the scattered disc in the outermost regions of the Solar System. The object was discovered on 9 September 2010, by American astronomers David Rabinowitz, Megan Schwamb and Suzanne Tourtellotte at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile. 2010 RF43 has not yet been imaged by high-resolution telescopes, so it has no known moons. The Hubble Space Telescope is planned to image 2010 RF43 in 2026, which should determine if it has significantly sized moons.

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